To:
From:
Date:
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MCC Students, ENGL 1020
RC Hoover, Instructor, ENGL 1020
February 10, 2016
Oral Presentations (5+5) Packet
Prior to the day's presentations, students will form their
presentation groups, with three or four students per group. The
instructor has final say about group membership. Presentation
groups might change from day to day. To earn credit, the group
must submit the required evidence: Presentation Group, Time Use,
Preparation and Delivery.
The presentation is scheduled to last five minutes. The question
and answer period is scheduled to last five minutes. I expect
one or two minutes of "down time" between presenters.
The presentation group should begin by each member introducing
himself or herself to the group. Then the group should decide
who presents first, second, and so on. Each presenter should
select his or her own timekeeper.
During a presentation, the roles within the presentation group
are presenter, timekeeper, and audience.
The presenter presents about the presenter's current research
topic: what it is, why it was chosen, the presenter's current
opinion on the topic, and why—really—the presenter holds this
opinion. When the presentation has concluded, the presenter will
answer questions from the audience. When the question and answer
period has concluded, the next presenter presents.
The timekeeper keeps track of the presenter's use of time. If
the presenter finishes early, then the timekeeper should "X" the
number of minutes used, applaud softly, and tell the group that
the question and answer period has begun. If the presenter has
not finished after five minutes, then the time keeper should "X"
the margin between presentation section and the question and
answer section, then applaud softly, and tell the group that the
question and answer period has begun. The timekeeper also keeps
track of time during the question and answer period. If the
presenter ends the question and answer session early, the
timekeeper should "X" the number of minutes used, and introduce
the next presenter. If the question and answer period uses the
entire five minutes, then, when that time has ended, the time
keeper should introduce the next presenter. The time keeper also
reports to the presenter and to the instructor how many of the
five minutes of the presentation period were used, and how many
Oral Presentations Packet, Page 2
of the five minutes of the question and answer period were used.
See Time Use, attached.
The audience is the rest of the presentation group, hopefully
one or two classmates. The audience listens attentively, does
not interrupt the presenter, and jots down questions to ask
during the question and answer session. The audience also
reports to the instructor about the presenter's preparation and
delivery. See Preparation and Delivery, attached.
Please remember to have each member provide information on the
Presentation Group form.
RCH
Oral Presentations Packet, Page 3
To:
From:
Date:
Subject:
MCC Students, ENGL 1020
RC Hoover, Instructor, ENGL 1020
February 10, 2016
Oral Presentations (5+5), Presentation Group
Date: ______________ .
Each member of the group should use a writing instrument with a
distinct color, and use the same writing instrument to mark on
the Preparation and Delivery form.
Names of students in this group today:
Brief comments from presenters on the how well the timekeepers
and audience did their jobs:
Stock Questions:
 Why did you choose this topic?
 What about your topic is important enough that I should pay
attention to you? Why is this important to me?
 Which parts of this topic do you like the most? Why do you
like those parts?
 Why—really—do you think what you think about this topic?
 What in your own experience has the most influence your
opinion?
 What in your own reasoning has the most influence your
opinion?
 What in your own intuition has the most influence your
opinion?
RCH
Oral Presentations Packet, Page 4
To:
From:
Date:
Subject:
MCC Students, ENGL 1020
RC Hoover, Instructor, ENGL 1020
February 10, 2016
Oral Presentations (5+5), Time Use
Date: ______________ .
Notes to Timekeeper:
 Use an X to show when the presenter ends presentation and
ends the question and answer period.
 Make sure the next Timekeeper has this form before the next
presenter begins.
 The last Timekeeper has the responsibility of submitting
this sheet to the instructor.
1st Presenter: _________________________________
1st presentation Timekeeper: _________________________________
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2
3
4
1st Presentation time
5
1
2
3
4
Question and Answer time
5
2nd Presenter: _________________________________
2nd presentation Timekeeper: _________________________________
1
2
3
4
2nd Presentation time
5
1
2
3
4
Question and Answer time
5
3rd Presenter: _________________________________
3rd presentation Timekeeper: _________________________________
1
2
3
4
3rd Presentation time
5
1
2
3
4
Question and Answer time
5
4th Presenter: _________________________________
4th presentation Timekeeper: _________________________________
1
2
3
4
4th Presentation time
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1
2
3
4
Question and Answer time
5
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To:
From:
Date:
Subject:
MCC Students, ENGL 1020
RC Hoover, Instructor, ENGL 1020
February 10, 2016
Oral Presentations (5+5), Preparation and Delivery
Date: ______________ .
Notes to audience: use an X to show your evaluation of the
presenter's preparation and delivery. Each member of the
audience should use a writing instrument with a distinct color,
and use the same writing instrument to print his or her name on
the form. The day's last audience has the responsibility of
submitting this sheet to the instructor.
1st Presenter: _________________
1st Presenter's Audience: _________________; _________________
1st Presenter's Preparation:
well prepared
some preparation
no preparation
1st Presenter's Delivery:
smooth, interesting
okay
hard to follow
2nd Presenter: _________________
2nd Presenter's Audience: _________________; _________________
2nd Presenter's Preparation:
well prepared
some preparation
no preparation
2nd Presenter's Delivery:
smooth, interesting
okay
hard to follow
3rd Presenter: _________________
3rd Presenter's Audience: _________________; _________________
3rd Presenter's Preparation:
well prepared
some preparation
no preparation
3rd Presenter's Delivery:
smooth, interesting
okay
hard to follow
4th Presenter: _________________
4th Presenter's Audience: _________________; _________________
4th Presenter's Preparation:
well prepared
some preparation
no preparation
4th Presenter's Delivery:
smooth, interesting
okay
hard to follow
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